A road sweeper perseveres with his work on Monday near Delhi's India Gate war memorial, as the sky is shrouded in smog. Reuters

New Delhi shuts schools as air quality hits worst level this year

Visibility plummets as severe pollution forces citywide restrictions on vehicles and construction

Asia

Family mourns Indian teenager who drowned off Dubai beach

UAE

Ten newborns killed in India hospital fire

Asia

Landslide election win for Sri Lankan president's leftist alliance

Asia

New Delhi air pollution forces schools to move to online learning

Asia

Delhi's 'severe' air quality leaves residents gasping for breath

Asia

Hazardous levels of toxic smog reported across India and Pakistan

Asia
Prince Faisal arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday for a two-day visit. Photo: @DrSJaishankar / X

Saudi Foreign Minister meets Indian counterpart in New Delhi

Indian Foreign Ministry said Prince Faisal bin Farhan's Wednesday visit will provide 'further impetus' to the ties between the nations

Asia

Shah Rukh Khan death threat: Mumbai police arrest Indian lawyer

Asia

Curfew in India's Manipur state after police kill 10 militants in gunfight

Asia

Japan parliament re-elects Shigeru Ishiba as PM in run-off vote

Asia

ExclusiveIndian climate guru urges Cop29 to help world's small farmers

UAE

Tamil refugees fled Sri Lanka years ago, but ill-fated voyage has brought them no closer to peace

UK

Toxic smoke covers Delhi after Diwali fireworks celebrations

Asia
Sadhguru, left, says marginalised farmers need support before climate change sparks a mass migration from villages to cities. Photo: Save Soil

ExclusiveIndian climate guru urges Cop29 to help world's small farmers

Sadhguru to highlight urgent need to support shift to sustainable farming and efforts to boost soil health

UAE

Tamil refugees fled Sri Lanka years ago, but ill-fated voyage has brought them no closer to peace

UK

Toxic smoke covers Delhi after Diwali fireworks celebrations

Asia

Indian man arrested for making bomb threat to Abu Dhabi bound flight

Asia

Fed poised to cut US interest rates again as spotlight moves to 2025 forecast

Bloodied Aleppo strives to heal wounds of Syria's old regime

How Israel shifted stance on civilian deaths in Gaza bombings

CommentThe Arabic written word is thriving in Abu Dhabi

AI-powered judge to be trialled in Usyk v Fury rematch

Fifa Awards: Real Madrid's Vinicius wins Best Men's player

Kabul's 'music street' falls silent under Taliban rule

Who is Imelda Marcos and why are her shoes famous?

Indian doctors remove 56 razor blades from accountant's abdomen

Earthquake causes buildings to collapse in eastern China

'Pleasure squad' defector sheds light on life of Kim Jong Il

Battle of butter chicken gets spicier as Delhi court verdict on origins draws near

UAE's nationwide health insurance scheme to begin on January 1

UAE's nationwide health insurance scheme to begin on January 1

Syrians face death and injury from millions of mines

Syrians face death and injury from millions of mines

The National gains rare access to Russia's Syrian airbase

The National gains rare access to Russia's Syrian airbase

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